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Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Saturday's Fire at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Shortly after we went to press on Saturday morning a fire broke out at Wall-street, North Wagga, in a wood and iron shed, 40ft. by 20ft. on land in…

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Serious Fire. Destruction at Germanton. Damage £5000. GERMANTON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 2

A serious outbreak of fire occurred in Albury-street to-day. In all six business places were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £5000…

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Fire at Victoria Barracks Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

A large store-room at Victoria Barracks was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £2000…

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Fire at Germanton. Serious Damage Done. Germanton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning, several business places being destroyed in a very short time. From the corner of…

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Mysterious Fires. Thirteen Outbreaks in Two Months. on Cheviot Hills Land. Suspected Incendiarism

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., Coroner for the district, held an inquiry at the Wagga Court House yesterday into the origin of a fire by which some…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. Graham, District Officer for the New South Wales Fire Brigade, visited the local fire station on an inspection tour and yesterday expressed…

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Incendiarism at Cheviot Hills. a Magisterial Inquiry. Grass Lands Wilfully Burnt. a Series of Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., District Coroner, held an inquiry at the Court House on Thursday into the origin of a fire by which some grass lands,…

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Chinese Mutiny Further Details. Tons of Loot Taken Southwards. Tour Fires Still Raging. Peking

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

Yuan-Shih-Kai is gratified that foreigners were not attacked. The mutiny was due to unwarranted rumors, that soldiers' pay had been reduced…

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The Penalty of Lighting Grass Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

John Edwards pleaded guilty to a charge of burning off grass on his property. Constable Hennessy stated that…

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Fire in Melbourne. Ironworks Destroyed. MELBOURNE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

A fire broke out in Little Collins-street this morning, and resulted in the destruction of the greater portion of Messrs. Brisco and Co.'s…

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Fire in Melbourne. Large Establishment Destroyed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in Little Collins-street this morning, and resulted in the destruction of the greater portion of Briscoe and Co's, ironmongery…

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Our Open Column. the Fire Fund Distribution. (To the Editor)

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your contemporary a short report of a meeting of three townsmen and the Captain of the fire Brigade held at the Brigade…

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Disastrous City Fire Narrow Escape of Banks Damage Set at £40,000. MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

A fire which broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in Little Collins Street, resulted in the destruction of Briscoe and Company's ironmongery…

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A Fire at South Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

A'bout 9 o'clock on Saturday, night a fire broke out in a fourroomed weatherboard collage at South Gundagai, owned by Mr…

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Great Fire in Melbourne

The Worker · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 25

At Melbourne early on Monday morning it was discovered that the warehouse of Briscoe, Ltd., in Little Collins-street, was afire. Many lire brigades were soon…

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Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

On Monday morning last the residence and contents of Mr. Robert Grady were totally destroyed by fire. The property is situated about a mile…

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Disastrous Fire. Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred into last night in Fitzroy Chambers, a fine block of buildings comprising six stories in Adelaide-street, When the…

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Fire at Oura

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

About 200 acres of grass were burnt on Mr. J. J. M'Nickle's land, about a mile from Oura village, yesterday. How the fire, which started at 2 p.m.,…

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Fire at Manilla. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 2

A message received from Manilla last night stated that a fire was raging in M'Kenzie's machinery depot, and that Lang-worthy's auction mart,…

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Disastrous Fire. Six Men Killed. Many Others Missing. Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 2

Six men were killed by a fire which gutted a Clark-street lodging-house last night. One man jumped from the fourth floor and was dashed to…

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